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    MusicMaster Director of Technical Services Jerry Parker

    enDecember 29, 2023

    About this Episode

    Over 40 years, MusicMaster has forged a path to become the world's most flexible and intuitive music scheduling system. 

    Jerry Parker is Director of Technical Services for MusicMaster. And with the bench strength of he and the entire team, it’s no wonder the company has a lock on the Canadian marketplace -- with MusicMaster Pro and MusicMaster CS – Client Server Edition.

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